Encouragement for women

  • The Detour – Chapter 1

    The last Divorce Recovery class is ending when Jeff suggests a group hangout. “Something light to end on,” he says, his voice booming with a confidence that fills the room. Cody, our facilitator, smiles and vouches for him. I watch… Continue reading

    The Detour – Chapter 1
  • Part 5 All the Parts that make Me Whole: I Am the Journey

    When I look back at the path behind me — the wandering, the resisting, the running, the falling, the rising — I finally see the truth that was woven through every step: I was never lost. I was becoming. Every… Continue reading

    Part 5 All the Parts that make Me Whole: I Am the Journey
  • Part 2 Walk With Me

    “Lisa, take a walk with me,” God said. It was another request — gentle, persuasive, and still somehow loving. And like the rebellious teenager I tend to be with God, I resisted. I knew what a walk meant. It meant… Continue reading

    Part 2 Walk With Me
  • Part 1 My Journey

    I didn’t realize how far I had drifted from myself until the silence of my unwritten stories became louder than the noise of my daily life. After so much reflection, I’ve come to understand something that had eluded me for… Continue reading

    Part 1 My Journey